Cebu City Philippines Temple
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Number | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dedicated | June 13, 2010 Thomas S. Monson | by ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Site | 11.6 acres (4.7 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Floor area | 29,556 sq ft (2,746 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 140 ft (43 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Gila Valley Arizona Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Followed by | Kyiv Ukraine Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 10°19′45.22439″N 123°53′57.37919″E / 10.3292289972°N 123.8992719972°E The Cebu City Philippines Temple is the 133rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Located in Lahug in Cebu City, it is the second LDS temple in the Philippines.
History[]
Announced in 2006, the temple was dedicated in three sessions on June 13, 2010, following a two-week open house period.[3][4]
The plans to build a temple in Cebu City were announced by the LDS Church to local church leaders on 18 April 2006.[5] Ground was broken and the site was dedicated on 14 November 2007 by Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.[6]
The temple was built on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) site that it shares with a church meetinghouse, patron house, residences for the temple and mission presidents, and a mission office.[7]
In 2020, the Cebu City Philippines Temple was closed temporarily during the year in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]
See also[]
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (LDS Church)
References[]
- ^ Baluyot, Cherry (17 November 2007). "Cebu temple — Groundbreaking in Philippines". Church News. p. 5. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "New Temple Announced in Cebu, Philippines" (Press release). Newsroom – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 29 April 2006. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
- ^ "Cebu City Philippines Temple Dedicated", Newsroom, LDS Church, June 13, 2010, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Avant, Gerry (June 13, 2010), "Cebu temple rites: Mormon church President Thomas S. Monson leads dedication in Philippines", Deseret News, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ "Temple announced: Cebu, Philippines, will be site for sacred edifice", Church News, p. 2, April 29, 2006, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Baluyot, Cherry (November 17, 2007), "Cebu temple — Groundbreaking in Philippines", Church News, p. 5, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Satterfiel, Rick, "Cebu City Philippines Temple", ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org, retrieved 2012-10-15
- ^ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
External links[]
- Cebu City Philippines Temple Official site
- Cebu City Philippines Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines
- Temples (LDS Church) in the Philippines
- Religious buildings and structures in the Philippines
- Buildings and structures in Cebu City
- 21st-century Latter Day Saint temples
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 2010
- 2010 establishments in the Philippines